Table 2 Descriptive statistics of perceived global, Raw TLX, and subdimensions across the three emergency medical services (EMS) mission complexity groups.

From: Association between prehospital medical service complexity and perceived task load of emergency calls among paramedics in Taiwan: a nationwide survey study

 

Total (N = 242)

EMT-1 missions (N = 203)

EMT-2 missions (N = 19)

EMT-P and/or CPR missions (N = 20)

Global TLX

 Median (IQR)

45.7 (22.2)

43.0 (21.3)

51.7 (26.5)

61.0 (7.80)

Raw TLX

 Median (IQR)

268 (138)

251 (135)

290 (134)

357 (85.8)

Mental demand

 Median (IQR)

59.5 (38.0)

50.0 (41.5)

77.0 (27.0)

79.0 (18.3)

Physical demand

 Median (IQR)

51.5 (37.8)

50.0 (40.0)

65.0 (29.5)

70.5 (28.8)

Temporal demand

 Median (IQR)

50.0 (36.8)

50.0 (38.5)

60.0 (27.5)

70.5 (41.3)

Performance

 Median (IQR)

20.5 (23.0)

22.0 (24.5)

19.0 (11.0)

20.0 (25.0)

Effort

 Median (IQR)

44.0 (41.8)

40.0 (39.0)

60.0 (25.0)

65.0 (26.0)

Frustration

 Median (IQR)

23.0 (40.0)

20.0 (35.5)

23.0 (24.5)

45.0 (21.0)

  1. TLX: Task Load Index. EMT: Emergency Medical Technician; EMT-P: Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic.
  2. CPR: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; IQR: interquartile range.